Scientific Method Vocab

a statement about what happens in the natural world that seems true all the time

an investigation that tests a hypothesis by collecting data under controlled conditions

– an educated guess: a testable statement(If,Then,Because) shown to be true or false by experiments/observation

is an interpretation or explanation of an observation

a small part of anything or one of a number, a subset of a population

the variable being measured in an experiment

an idea that has been tested repeatedly and is supported by a large body of scientific evidence

the variable in an experiment that changes and is controlled by the scientist

a variable that does not change in an experiment. It is the same for every experimental group

information collected through one or more of your five senses

the standard or condition to which your results can be compared

Factual information, organized for analysis. Information collected during an experiment